wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Food Webs

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The original source of energy for a food web is...

a)

plants

b)

sun

c)

producers

d)

decomposers

2.

Decomposers get energy from...

a)

the sun

b)

eating plants

c)

eating animals

d)

dead things and waste

3.

Arrows in a food web represent...

a)

eating

b)

sunlight

c)

energy

d)

matter

4.

Who is the producer?

a)

lettuce

b)

greenfly

c)

ladybird

d)

thrush

5.

The deer population has significantly increased in an ecosystem, the best hypothesis is 

a)
the deer's main predator has been eliminated
b)
competition increased
c)
decreased water levels of local ponds
d)
organisms that rely on similar food sources migrated to the area
6.
Which relationship describes predator/prey
a)
hawks and shrubs
b)
mountain lion and deer
c)
frogs and trees
d)
grasses and crickets
7.
An organism that needs to eat other organisms to obtain energy is known as a:
a)
Autotroph
b)
Producer
c)
Consumer
d)
Mutualist
8.
An organism that uses sunlight to create its own food is known as a:
a)
Producer
b)
Heterotroph
c)
Consumer
d)
Decomposer
9.

Which type of organism should replace the X in the food web?

a)

an omnivore

b)

an herbivore

c)

a carnivore

d)

a producer

10.

Which list contains only animals that receive energy transferred directly from consumers in this food web?

a)

Red-tailed hawks, snowshoe hares, and caterpillars

b)

Snowshoe hares and caterpillars

c)

Snowshoe hares and shrews

d)

Shrews and red foxes

11.

ow many types of organisms in this food web obtain energy directly from producers?

a)

two

b)

three

c)

four

d)

five

12.

Which statement correctly describes the transfer of energy in a food chain in this wetland?

a)

Energy is transferred from hawks to shrews to grasshoppers to marsh grasses.

b)

Energy is transferred from marsh grasses to crickets to hawks to frogs.

c)

Energy is transferred from grasshoppers to crickets to frogs to hawks.

d)

Energy is transferred from cattails to crickets to shrews to hawks.